Rare Cohiba's..

[Stevieboy]

Guys. These are fakes. 100% fakes. Cohiba don't do barberpole cigars....Smallclub's just messing with you

[tippexx]

At least they were in a wooden box!


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[El Catador]

If you say the word 'ORANGES'.. outloud, but very slowly.. it sounds like you're saying the word 'gullible'.

(Hands up all those who tried)

[monkey66]

They do look a little off to me, but i don't know the specific things that give them away. Let's just say they'd get me suspicious, but i wouldn't be convinced they're fakes. I would guess it's mostly the box that has the signs, but what exactly gives these ones away?

We all go through a steep learning-curve when it comes to CC's. I spent years chasing fakes and crap cigars as I learnt. A great source of info is Trevor's site http://www.cubancigarwebsite.com/

This cover nearly all regular cigars produced and (even for many serious collectors) the first point of call with an unusual question. Second common public source of information is Min Ron Nee's book but it has been out of print for several years and is very expensive. Several members have a copy so it is a useful resource to post if one has a particular question about a 'unusual' cigar.

NB - I would suspect the condition of those cigars is mainly down to having 10 loose, dry (un-humidified) cigars rattling around in the box ...through the US postal service. This will damage any stick. Nice knives though.

[crusse]

We all go through a steep learning-curve when it comes to CC's.

I know that I still have a lot to learn about CCs, but I think that avoiding getting ripped off is fairly straightforward as long as you use your common sense. My rule of thumb is to only buy from trusted vendors like the forum sponsor or from a LCDH. I think that receiving fakes is relatively unlikely if you stick to this rule.

Of course, this means that you might miss out on bargains from other sources, but 9 times out of 10 you get what you pay for and offers that seem too good to be true probably are. I'd rather pay a bit extra for peace of mind than risk getting ripped off by grey market sellers.

[Deano]

What crusse said.

When I started this forum, I wouldn't have known those were fake, without doing a hell of a lot of googling anyway!

[peanutpete]

These Cohibas are 100% legit. They were a very special production commissioned in 2001 by a group of wealthy happy few, and were rolled in the utmost discretion at one of the factories in Villa Clara.

How this guy has managed to get hold of a box is really surprising! Unbelievable…

at last, a french guy with a sense of humor

[TJCoro]

We won't get fooiled again!

I have to go with the "french guy" on this one; otherwise, they would have come in a glass-top box.




'nuf said.


Perro, el Perro


Hey el P! Sure are a lot of "puro snobs" around this joint!


Haha! Ain't it the truth, blu-balls....ain't it the truth!


I wonder if anyone here has the brass to tell poor Lucy her stick is a genuine Limited Edition Fauxhibas!

[monkey66]

I kinda like Lucy though.

Sent from happy, clappy, tappy.

[TJCoro]

Lucy in the Sky, with Fauxhibas!

I kinda like Lucy though.

Sent from happy, clappy, tappy.

Who doesn't?


BJ Coro